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创
創
chuàng
1. to begin
2. to initiate
3. to inaugurate
4. to start
5. to create
Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

创
chuàng
to establish, to create; cut, wound, trauma
HSK 5 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

初创
chūchuàng
startup (company, phase etc)
创下
chuàngxià
to establish
创世
chuàngshì
the creation (in mythology and Genesis 1-2)
创作
chuàngzuò
to create
HSK 6
创伤
chuāngshāng
wound
创优
chuàngyōu
to strive for excellence
创刊
chuàngkān
to start publishing
创利
chuànglì
to make a profit
创汇
chuànghuì
to earn foreign exchange
创口
chuāngkǒu
a wound
创始
chuàngshǐ
to initiate
创建
chuàngjiàn
to found
创意
chuàngyì
creative
创收
chuàngshōu
to make money
创新
chuàngxīn
innovation
HSK 6
创业
chuàngyè
to begin an undertaking
HSK 6
创痛
chuāngtòng
pain from a wound
创立
chuànglì
to establish
HSK 6
创举
chuàngjǔ
pioneering work
创制
chuàngzhì
to create

Alternate Entries

创
chuàng
variant of [[創|创<chuàng>]]
创
chuàng
variant of [[創|创<chuàng>]]
创
chuāng
a wound / cut / injury / trauma

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
634
Word Frequency Rank
1,145 of 84,292

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